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shí

to nibble away at sth

蝕 is a 14 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shí in the second tone.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (food) and (insect).

  • ˊ

    shí

    to nibble away at sth

    • ˊ

      shí

      food

    • ㄔㄨㄥ ˊ

      chóng

      insect

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 蝕

Definitions for 蝕 pronounced as shí

  • to nibble away at sth
  • to eat into
  • to erode

Vocabulary

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